Leuven’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

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Last updated: October 1, 2025

Horst Castle

(This moated castle is located in the green valley of the Wingebeek, between the hills of the Hageland.)

The Lords of Horst already lived here in the 13th century, the …

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Vineyard on the Wijngaardberg

The Hageland with its Wijngaardberg in Wezemaal knew how to please us. With the blessing of Martinus and Job, we climbed the mountainside without fear. Flemish Tuscany. The missed holiday …

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About Inland Dunes

These sand dunes are the remnants of the sandbanks of the Diestian Sea, which some 7 million years ago, when the Diestian Sea flooded the northern part of present-day Belgium. …

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Geographical Arboretum of Tervuren

The arboretum is open to the public and freely accessible from sunrise to sunset. Please respect and preserve this unique piece of nature ...

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Chapel of Our Lady of Steenbergen and Minnebron

1652: in the middle of the Meerdaalwoud, Lord van Steenbergen had a chapel built on the spot where a miraculous statue of Mary previously appeared. The statue heals people suffering …

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Het Vinne Lake

Since 1974, the province of (Flemish) Brabant has owned the 120 hectare Vinne. In 2000 it was decided to transform the area into a lake again. Work started in 2004; …

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Park of Tervuren

There are numerous ponds in the Tervuren Park. The Vossemvijver and the southern Kanaal- and Gertrudisvijver were recently restored and give part of the southern park area back its former …

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Meerdaal Forest and Heverlee Forest

Together with the Egenhoven Forest, the Meerdaal Forest and the Heverlee Forest cover an area of 2050 hectares and form the largest mixed deciduous forest in Flanders. In contrast to …

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Dolmen Stone of Duisburg (Zevenster, Sonian Forest)

Regardless of how many paths, lanes, avenues, and other sunken roads converge here, this place is known as the Zevenster (Seven Star). And in the middle lie those famous stones. …

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Wijngaardberg Nature Reserve

Horses roam free in the area between the closed gates.

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Horst Castle

Vineyard on the Wijngaardberg

About Inland Dunes

Geographical Arboretum of Tervuren

Chapel of Our Lady of Steenbergen and Minnebron

Het Vinne Lake

Park of Tervuren

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